Leith: Scotland’s Independent Art School, by George Ramsden
Founded in 1988 in a former church for Norwegian seamen by the inspirational teachers Mark and Lottie Cheverton, Leith Art School comes of age this year. This book tells the story of its founders and recounts how the school survived their tragic early deaths (aged 39 and 31 respectively) in a road accident.
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